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Miss. Teacher Caught on Video Dragging Special-Needs Student by the Hair
A Mississippi special education teacher has been fired after video emerged of her dragging a special-needs student by the hair across a gymnasium floor, the Washington Post reports. In the video, the teacher at Greenville High School can be seen pinning the girl down by her hair while another student pokes her, before grabbing the…
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Veteran TV Reporter Confronts Man Who Called Him the N-Word
A Virginia man was arrested, charged with harassing a veteran Charlotte, N.C., TV reporter during a confrontation in Charleston, S.C., the Charlotte Observer reports. Brian Eybers, 21, is being held in the Charleston County Detention Center and is due in court Friday on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia in the form of a…
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NYC Police Officer Kills 66-Year-Old Mentally Ill Black Woman
A police officer shot and killed a mentally ill 66-year-old black woman in her Bronx, N.Y., apartment Tuesday night. The incident calls into question the New York City Police Department’s use of force and the protocol that should be followed when dealing with “emotionally disturbed” people, The Atlantic reports. The victim, identified as Deborah Danner,…
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Pa. Mayor Who Posted Racist Obama Memes to Resign
The West York (Pa.) Council has unanimously accepted Mayor Charles Wasko’s offer to resign following controversy after the mayor posted racist Obama memes to his Facebook, the York Daily Record reports. According to the Daily Record, the vote was accepted to a round of applause from a crowd that had gathered in council chambers Monday…
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Video of Black Minn. Man Being Handcuffed for Walking in Street Sparks Outrage
A video of a black Minnesota man being handcuffed for walking in a street near a sidewalk that was closed for construction is sparking social media outrage, CBS News reports. The video was filmed by a bystander and posted to YouTube. It shows a plainclothes Edina, Minn., police officer holding the man, identified as Larnie…
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Man Convicted of Trying to Kill George Zimmerman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
The man convicted of second-degree murder for shooting at George Zimmerman during a 2015 road rage incident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, WFTV reports. According to the report, Matthew Apperson’s wife, Lisa, and his mother both argued that the trial was unfair, with Lisa Apperson complaining about how her husband was painted…
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Mom of Kalief Browder Dies of a 'Broken Heart'
The mother of Kalief Browder, who killed himself after spending three traumatic years in New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, has died of a “broken heart,” her lawyer told the New York Daily News Sunday. Venida Browder, 63, died Friday at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City’s Bronx borough from complications of a heart…
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Snook, Texas, Independent School District Behavior Specialist Fired After Pushing Pre-K Student
A Snook, Texas, Independent School District behavior specialist was fired after video footage showing him pushing a young black student went viral, KVUE reports. According to the report, the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office has also launched an investigation into the incident. The employee, identified as Troy Vann, can be seen in the video pushing the…
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GOP Candidate Who Offered KFC, Kool-Aid and Watermelons Arrested in Connection WIth Alleged Rental Scam
Jon Girodes, a Republican New York state Senate candidate who made headlines after apparently planning to offer Kool-Aid, KFC and watermelons at a campaign event in historically black Harlem, has been arrested in connection to an alleged rental scam, NBC 4 New York reports. Girodes, who is vying for the 30th Senatorial District seat in the…
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Study Confirms What We Already Know: When it Comes to Social Media, Mobile Tech Black Millennials Rule
Black millennials are killing the game. In the 2016 Nielsen African-American report, black millennials are being described as tech-savvy, socially and civically engaged, with a growing population and growing buying power. Indeed, the report, “Young Connected and Black: African American Millennials Are Driving Social Change and Leading Digital Advancement,” indicates that black millennials are very…
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